Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit allegedly procured 60 kg RDX from Jammu and Kashmir [Images] in 2006, a part of which is suspected to have been used in the Malegaon blast and also in the Samjhauta Express train explosions, the prosecution told a court in Nashik, giving a new dimension to the ongoing probe by the Anti-Terrorism Squad.

Purohit, arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, was produced before a Nashik court on Saturday, which granted further police custody till November 18 for detailed questioning.

However, it is suspected that he transported the RDX to Deolali in Nashik, Misar said.

Interestingly, Purohit had interacted with the ATS in the past and in 2005 had even given a talk on operational techniques and strategies to them. The investigators suspect that he is closely linked to a little known right wing group Abhinav Bharat.

"The ATS has found during the course of the investigations that Pandey had introduced Purohit to Ramji Kalsangra, who is wanted in the Malegaon blast," Misar said.

The court dismissed an application filed by Purohit's father-in-law, alleging torture in police custody, after the army official denied it to the court. Also, medical records did not show any evidence of physical torture.

In Mumbai, Maharashtra police chief A N Roy voiced his dismay over charges against the ATS by the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party combine that the arrests in the connection with the blast case were politically motivated.